FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date: November 22, 2004
Contact: Gerald C. Rollett, Director of Public Works
Phone: (860) 489-2232
Fax: (860) 489-2550
LEAF & YARD WASTE PICKUP TO END
TORRINGTON, CT 06790
Leaf and Yard Waste pickup will end during the week of November 29, 2004 to December 3, 2004. Leaves and yard waste will not be picked up after December 3, 2004. All Yard waste is collected in separate trucks for recycling, so do not mix or place yard waste in piles with your garbage. Do not call to schedule pickup.
Bagged leaves should be placed curbside for pickup on the same day as garbage pickup. Only leaves and yard waste bagged in biodegradable paper bags or tied into bundles not exceeding fifty (50) pounds in weight will be picked up. Individual branches shall not exceed four (4) feet in length or 3" in diameter. Leaves or yard waste raked into piles curbside will not be picked up. Biodegradable Paper Bags can be purchased at many local stores.
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